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The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders by Tracey West, Joanna Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTransported inside a sci-fi movie about giant bugs, Ms... -
The Wraith: Danger Close by Jeffery H. Haskell
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI may be super, but I'm no hero. I have one rule: If you're evil, you die. No trial, no judge, no mercy. Madisun Dumas, aka The Wraith, is close to achieving her goals. She faked her own incarceration, now the government will leave her alone. She wiped out ISO-1 in South America and added their top man to her kill list... Then she found out who was really in charge...An honest-to-God Alien... -
Terror on the Two-Lane by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 5 of 5 in the Zombie Road Series.The beautiful saga about surviving the zombie apocalypse that David Simpson created continues. This book focuses on the relationship between Jessie, The Disfigured Road Angel, and Scarlet, the daughter of the high priest of the Anubis cult. They are both damaged, young and have to bear a heavy burden for their age. Both have powers beyond human capacity... -
Road to Redemption by David A. Simpson
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 4 in the Zombie Road saga. The world is recovering from a near extinction level event. Fortified enclaves and barricaded towns have managed to survive the long winter. Spring brings new hope and new beginnings. One boy, thrust too quickly into manhood, is learning to find his way in the new wastelands... -
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Bound to the Warlord by V.K. Ludwig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy love for her might cost me everything. Even my life.Shunned for solar cycles by my own people, I finally found my place beside our future warlord. Upon his father’s death, I will take my position as his personal shaman, forever silencing whoever questions my loyalties and calls me a filthy half-blood. Together, we will lead the tribe to greatness... -
The Gate that Locks the Tree by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Minor Melant’i Play for Snow SeasonA cat may look at a tree This is especially true when the winds of change blow through the universe, leaving eddies of luck, uncertainty, and necessity in the strangest places – and surely Surebleak qualifies as a strange place, as Korval’s Tree qualifies as a strange attractor... -
Frontier Defiant by Leonie Rogers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe new-found alliance of Starlyne and human has fought back, but the Garsal invaders are relentless in their desire to conquer Frontier. Once again, Shanna, her fellow cadets, and their starcats find themselves on the front-line... -
Pirate Spacecat Attack by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe on board computer on spaceship MouseStar 1, Hologramix, is out of order! To fix it, Geronimo Stiltonix must take it to a brilliant inventor who lives on a distant planet... -
Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSometimes before you can face your enemies, you need to confront yourself.Time is running out for Shining Smith and her crew to gather the weapons they need to rescue one of their own... -
The Book of Riley 5 by Mark Tufo, Sean Runnette
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter being separated from her pack and left for dead, Riley, a fearless American bulldog, teams up with an unexpected ally on her quest to find the final path home. Together they face the harshness of the wilderness, the rage of the "deaders", and the murderous intent of the "two-leggers". Sometimes, man is far from a dog's best friend... -
The Book of Riley 4 by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American Bulldog, follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary and Riley's arch-enemy Patches the Cat... -
Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy.Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy... -
Chanur's Homecoming by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the Hugo Award-nominated saga begins as alien entities called "humans" send their first exploration ship into Compact space, disrupting the seven Compact races' alliance. Pyanfar Chanur and her feline hani crew give shelter to the only surviving human from the ship, pitching them into the center of a galactic maelstrom which could cause interstellar war... -
Hive by J.K. Accinni
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the rush to the Tampa Airport, Abby meets a small group of elephants from the famous Elizabeth Siggins Wildlife Foundation fleeing the political horrors of Africa. Putting them under her protection and that of the Hive, she meets Tobi, the elderly matriarch of the small herd who will sacrifice herself to save a human and in return is rewarded with the ultimate gift the Womb can bestow... -
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Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wise, funny and moving story of what it means to find a family, from the best-selling author of I, Cosmo.Leonard has never had a name. Or a body. Or a best friend. But he is excited to try being a human.On their three-hundredth-birthday, every alien from Leonard’s home galaxy gets to spend a month in the body of an Earth Creature... -
Frontier Incursion by Leonie Rogers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Shanna, joining the Scout Corps had been a dream come true. The Scouts were charged with expanding their knowledge of Frontier, a hostile planet their ancestors had crashlanded on 300 years before... -
Legacy Systems by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo stories of ancient computer systems and the changes they bring to the Liaden Universe.Intelligent DesignWhen a spaceship's inquisitive cabin boy finds a surplus crate of spare parts at a warehouse, all he knows is that he wants it very much. His older cousin's willing to see him buy it, but not quite so understanding when it comes time to connect the dots... -
Adventures on RV Traveler by Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Cat and his human minions fight to bring peace to humanity. For readers from 13 to 65, find compelling characters engaged in an adventure of search, conflict, and discovery...Categorized as:
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Beware! Space Junk! by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpacemouse Geronimo Stiltonix's adventures are out of this world!MouseStar 1 is surrounded by floating space junk! It's yucky -- and dangerous. Geronimo Stiltonix tracks down the source of the junk, and meets very wasteful aliens... -
Jurassic World Special Edition Junior Novelization (Jurassic World) by David Lewman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJurassic World is the long-awaited next installment of the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. T... -
Borgel by Daniel Pinkwater
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMelvin Spellbound's humdrum life suddenly becomes extraordinary when 111-year-old Borgel arrives and takes him and the talking dog, Fafner, on a rollicking trip through Time, Space, and The Other in search of The Great Popsicle, Anthropoid Bloboforms and... -
Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHonest space trader Haviland Tuf, the owner of the last seedship of Earth's Ecological Engineering Corps, comes to the aid of an emperiled colony struggling to cope with a variety of hostile monsters, an obsessed populace, and a dictator who unleashes plagues to get his own way... -
Beast Master's Planet: Omnibus of Beast Master and Lord of Thunder by Andre Norton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"In 1959 Andre Norton published The Beast Master, a fast-paced science fiction adventure that introduced to readers a new kind of hero, Hosteen Storm. Storm, a Navajo from the American southwest, served in the Planetary Confederacy forces as a Beast Master teamed with an African eagle, a meerkat, and a dune cat... -
The Prehistoric Planet by Ray O'Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGalaxy Zack blasts back to the past in this outer space chapter book adventure!A baby pterosaur can’t find his way home, so it’s up to the Nebulon Navigators to return him to the Prehistoric Planet. And when Zack’s dad is invited on the journey, Zack finds a way to go along too! But as they blast off on the super shuttle, they hear a strange noise... -
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Feeding Frenzy by Michael P. Spradlin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand-new action-packed series from Michael P. Spradlin. Each book covers a genetically engineered super-predator wreaking havoc on the environment.Time has passed since anyone's heard from Dr. Catalyst. Emmet and Calvin have even begun to think that the crazed scientist might be gone for good... -
Beast Master's Ark by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first new exciting Beast Master adventure in decades!Danger on ArzorBeast Master Hosteen Storm has endured great perils to carve out a life for himself on Arzor, the colony planet he's called home since the destruction of Earth by the alien Xik... -
Abominable by Alan Nayes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mysterious unidentifiable object is discovered buried deep in an isolated glacier in Alaska’s rugged Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is composed of materials unknown to science and the mystery only deepens when the large unidentified object is determined to be twenty-eight thousand years old. Who left it there so many thousands of years ago? Why? Dr... -
Jurassic Park III (Junior Novelization) by Scott Ciencin
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAction-packed prose will thrill young readers in this exciting adaptation of the third Jurassic Park movie, written by a noted fantasy author who has become an expert in creating scientifically accurate dinosaur fiction for children... -
Chanur's Legacy by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNational best-selling author C.J. Cherryh continues her highly acclaimed series with a new generation of alien encounters.A game of interstellar politics in which Hilfy Chanur and her vessel Legacy are commissioned to transport a small, mysterious religious object. The price is extremely generous, perhaps too generous.Praise for the Chanur series: A tour de force...quintessential SF... -
Catspaw by Joan D. Vinge
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCAT: Street Punk, Psion, Telepath, Survivor. . .Kidnapped by an interstellar corporation and dragged to Earth, Cat is forced to use his skills to protect those he most hates, those who most hate him . . . .The taMings. A cyber-augmented, DNA-incestuous clan of such wealth and power that their family arguments change the destiny of worlds. Now one taMing is a killer's target... -
Fire Season by David Weber, Jane Lindskold
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFire in the forest–and a cry for help from a trapped and desperate alien mother! Unfortunately, this is one cry no human can hear. Stephanie Harrington, precocious fourteen-year-old Provisional Forest Ranger on the planet Sphinx, knows something is wrong from the uneasy emotion that is flooding into her from her treecat friend, Climbs Quickly... -
The Kif Strike Back by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the kif seized Hilfy and Tully, hani and human crew of The Pride of Chanur, they issued a challenge Pyanfar, captain of Pride, couldn't ignore, a challenge that was to take Pyanfar and her shipmates to Mkks station and into a deadly confrontation between kif, hani, mahendo'sat, and human... -
Chanur's Venture by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPyanfar Chanur thought she had seen the last of Tully, the lone human who had so disrupted the peace of Meetpoint Station and gained the Chanur clan the enmity of half a dozen races as well as their own. But Tully is back, bringing with him a priceless trade contract with human space. A contract which would mean vast power, riches, and a new hornet's nest for Pyanfar and the Pride... -
The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCan a 21st century paramedic find her true identity on the other side of the heather-scented mist?From the white-plank fenced pastures of Lexington, Kentucky, to the beautiful Bay of San Francisco, The Ruby Brooch, a saga rich in detail and mystery, follows a young woman’s physical and emotional journey as she searches for the truth she believes will heal her wounds, restore her sense of self,... -
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Changer of Worlds by David Weber, Eric Flint
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONORLady Dame Honor Harrington—starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and Duchess—has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as "the Salamander" from her habit of always being where the fire is hottest . . -
Treecat Wars by David Weber, Jane Lindskold
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times and Publishers Weekly Best Selling Young Adult Series. Book Three by international writing phenomenon David Weber. Two young settlers on a pioneer planet seek to stop a war and to save the intelligent alien treecats from exploitation by unscrupulous humans... -
It's Only Stanley by Jon Agee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers will love this mischievously funny read-aloud from award-winning author/illustrator Jon AgeeMysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. "That's very odd," says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring: "It's only Stanley; he's fixing the oil tank... -
The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe critically adored, New York Times bestselling Deborah Underwood delights with a hilariously meta celebration of storytelling out of control.Every story needs a problem.But Panda doesn't have a problem.Unless . . . Panda is the problem...Categorized as:
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Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the hilarious follow-up to Llama Destroys the World, author/illustrator team Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox give Llama another shot at saving the world…from himself, in Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Llama’s back and ready to destroy the world AGAIN… this time with his best camelid, Alpaca!Llama loves cooking. And baking. And, above all, eating... -
Callahan's Key by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNobody blends good science with bad puns as brilliantly as Spider Robinson, as his legion of devoted fans will attest. Now he's back with the latest chapter of the Callahan saga -- an improbable tale of impending doom, a road trip, space, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.The universe is in desperate peril... -
Space Cat by Ruthven Todd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"An amusing combination of comical cat story and science fiction for the youngest fans, made even more amusing by the artist's interpretation of a cat in a space suit... -
The Collectors by Christopher L. Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn all-new Star Trek e-novella featuring the Department of Temporal Investigations!The dedicated agents of the Federation Department of Temporal Investigations have their work cut out for them protecting the course of history from the dangers of time travel. But the galaxy is littered with artifacts that, in the wrong hands, could threaten reality... -
The Free Trader of Warren Deep by Craig Martelle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the civil war on the human colonized world of Cygnus VII, humanity and its creations rise again. Free Trader Braden and his mindlinked Hillcat are plying the trade routes of Warren Deep when things start to get hot... -
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFuture humanity has found the secret of faster-than-light travel, but it comes with great dangers. To minimize these dangers, man can pilot ships through the up-and-out with cats as their partners. Underhill shares his mind with his cat-partner, the Lady May, and must travel to the terrible open places between the stars... -
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Future Remains by Robert Jack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA small team of paleontologists has just laid eyes upon an impossible discovery. Now, at the behest of a mysterious stranger and his robotic companion, the team is being drawn into a desperate quest: to rescue a child trapped in the most dangerous environment the earth has ever seen. For former paleontologist Tess Creegan, the stakes couldn't be higher... -
Smilodon by Alan Nayes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason Bristol, ex-prize fighter and expert animal tracker, and part-time drunk, teams up with beautiful wildlife biologist Norah Phelps as they pursue a man-eating predator that threatens to derail her father's prize real estate development project in north central Idaho. Against the majestic pristine backdrop of Idaho's Bitterroot Wilderness Area, the adventure unfolds... -
The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade by Meomi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe books that launched the hit cartoon!"The crisply drafted pages bloom with fascinating detail: every tree, shadow, rock, and animal has an endearing, individual personality…the book itself is a lush visual treat." - Utne Reader"It's great to find a book that appeals to both kids and adults—even if the appeal is for different reasons... In other words, these are the best. children's book... -
Junkyard War by Faith Hunter, Kristine Hvam
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s find retribution or die trying in Shining Smith’s ultimate challenge, from the author of the “Jane Yellowrock” and “Soulwood” series.Shining Smith and her crew have obtained the weapons they need to rescue one of their own from the grips of their mortal enemy, Clarisse Warhammer. But to mount an assault on her fortified bunker, they have to cobble together an army of fighters... -
Beast Master's Circus by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSomeone is kidnapping the animals of beast masters' teams. On planet after planet, telepathically gifted people are being attacked-some of them murdered-by a conspiracy to take their precious animals. Laris, an orphan who trains exotic alien creatures for an interstellar circus, knows that somehow her employer is connected to the deadly plot... -
Uhura's Song by Janet Kagan
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYears ago, Lieutenant Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, a land of graceful, catlike beings. The two women exchanged forbidden songs and promised never to reveal their secret. Now the Starship Enterprise must race to save the Eeiauoans before a deadly plague destroys them all. Uhura's secret songs may hold the key to a cure, but the clues are veiled in layers of mystery...
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